Send a parcel to: Greece
From the ancient capital of Athens to the many beautiful islands off its mainland shores, you could easily lose yourself exploring Greece for months at a time.
Maybe you have friends, family or customers in Greece to send to, or perhaps you are going on holiday to Greece and you're looking for a convenient and reasonable alternative to flying with excess baggage: You can be certain that Parcelforce will go to Olympic efforts to ensure your parcels to Greece are delivered to your satisfaction.
Our globalexpress service can get your parcel to Greece in as little as two working days, with full tracking and named confirmation of delivery. For less time-sensitive items, globalpriority is ideal, and still offers inclusive compensation and tracking. Where tracking and compensation aren't requirements, globalvalue is our cheapest solution.
You can choose to book online, by phone or in person and we will collect from your door or you can drop off at any of our depots and over 11,500 Post Office® branches across the country.
Parcel delivery information
| Service | Area | Delivery (Working Days) | PO Box | Max weight | Max length | Length & Girth | Buy online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| globalexpress | Documents | From 2 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
| globalexpress | Packages | From 2 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
| globalpriority | AREA 1 | 4 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
| globalpriority | AREA 2 | 5 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
| globalpriority | ALL OTHER AREAS | 6 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
| globalvalue | ALL AREAS | 7-8 days | No | 20kg | 1.5m | 3m | Buy online |
Important information when exporting to Greece
General Advice
- In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel.
- Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery.
Product Specific Advice
- The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here
globalexpress parcels
- To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith)
- globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.
- For details, please use the globalexpress calculator in the section at the end of this page.
[Note for awareness: the globalexpress calculator illustrates delivery speeds for parcels sent by account customers; parcels sent by retail channels may take longer and depend on posting method]
Customs, Prohibitions and Restrictions
- Exporting to Greece requires customs paperwork for most items from 01 January 2021
- In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here
- Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the Greek customs website
This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.
Additional delivery information for Greece
Bank Holidays & Non-Working Days
- Bank Holidays for this year in Greece can be found here
- Typical Non-Working Days in Greece are: Saturday and Sunday
Postcode Areas (globalpriority, europriority and euroeconomy)
- The postcode split for Greece is into two distinct areas;
- Delivery to Area 1 = Athens Metropolitan Area Only
- 104xx to 196xx - Athens
- Delivery to Area 2 = Remainder of Greece
- 200xx to 291xx - Peloponnese & Southern Ionian
- 300xx to 385xx - Central Greece, The Sporades & Lefkada
- 400xx - 491xx - Thessaly, Epirus and Corfu (including South East Grovena)
- 500xx - 593xx - Central, North-West, Western Greece, Southern Macedonia (excluding South East Grovena)
- 600xx - 695xx - Central, Eastern, Northern Greece, Southern Macedonia and Thrace
- 700xx - 741xx - Crete
- 800xx - 859xx - Kythira and The Aegean Islands
- Delivery to Area 1 = Athens Metropolitan Area Only
Additional information (globalpriority)
|
High Level Standard Offered By ELTA (Hellenic Post)
|
|
|---|---|
| Delivery Aspect | Detail |
| Delivery to Home / Business | Yes / Yes |
| Delivery to PO Box | Yes |
| Delivery to Post Office | Yes |
| How many delivery attempts as standard? | 2 |
| If unsuccessful delivery, is notification left with recipient? | Yes |
| How many days is the parcel held before returned? | 15 |
| What days does ELTA typically deliver on? | Mon - Fri |
globalexpress Calculator (Account customers only)
Please find below our gloablexpress calculator tool. This tool is designed to help you get a more accurate delivery timescale than is shown above. It calculates the delivery speeds between a UK postcode and the town / city / location in the country selected. Please note this is currently designed for account customers only.
| Service | Area | Delivery (Working Days) | PO Box | Max weight | Max length | Length & Girth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| globalexpress | Documents | From 2 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| globalexpress | Packages | From 2 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| europriority | AREA 1 | 4 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| europriority | AREA 2 | 5 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| europriority | ALL OTHER AREAS | 6 days | No | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| euroeconomy | AREA 1 | 5 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| euroeconomy | AREA 2 | 6 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
| euroeconomy | ALL OTHER AREAS | 7 days | Yes | 30kg | 1.5m | 3m |
Important information when exporting to Greece
General Advice
- In order to ensure a delivery on time, please ensure that your parcel has the full, correct address, an email address in the correct format and a mobile or landline number for the intended recipient. This will help the delivery partner to ensure the parcel is delivered correct first time. This should be clearly marked on the parcel.
- Timescales shown above do not include delays caused by destination country customs processes. Please be aware that customs could add additional time to your parcel delivery.
Product Specific Advice
- The definition of 'working days' and other important information can be found here
globalexpress parcels
- To avoid delivery / customs issues, our carrier partners request that a full name is mandatory for globalexpress parcels (e.g. Mr John Smith)
- globalexpress transit times are based upon collection times, sender and recipient locations.
- For details, please use the globalexpress calculator in the section at the end of this page.
[Note for awareness: the globalexpress calculator illustrates delivery speeds for parcels sent by account customers; parcels sent by retail channels may take longer and depend on posting method]
Customs, Prohibitions and Restrictions
- Exporting to Greece requires customs paperwork for most items from 01 January 2021
- In order to confirm that your items are not prohibited or restricted, please check our dedicated page here
- Should you require specific customs advice and the latest rules please visit the Greek customs website
This is for information only and should not be considered to have legal basis. Where doubt exists appropriate legal advice should be sought.
Additional delivery information for Greece
Bank Holidays & Non-Working Days
- Bank Holidays for this year in Greece can be found here
- Typical Non-Working Days in Greece are: Saturday and Sunday
Postcode Areas (globalpriority, europriority and euroeconomy)
- The postcode split for Greece is into two distinct areas;
- Delivery to Area 1 = Athens Metropolitan Area Only
- 104xx to 196xx - Athens
- Delivery to Area 2 = Remainder of Greece
- 200xx to 291xx - Peloponnese & Southern Ionian
- 300xx to 385xx - Central Greece, The Sporades & Lefkada
- 400xx - 491xx - Thessaly, Epirus and Corfu (including South East Grovena)
- 500xx - 593xx - Central, North-West, Western Greece, Southern Macedonia (excluding South East Grovena)
- 600xx - 695xx - Central, Eastern, Northern Greece, Southern Macedonia and Thrace
- 700xx - 741xx - Crete
- 800xx - 859xx - Kythira and The Aegean Islands
- Delivery to Area 1 = Athens Metropolitan Area Only
Additional information (globalpriority)
|
High Level Standard Offered By ELTA (Hellenic Post)
|
|
|---|---|
| Delivery Aspect | Detail |
| Delivery to Home / Business | Yes / Yes |
| Delivery to PO Box | Yes |
| Delivery to Post Office | Yes |
| How many delivery attempts as standard? | 2 |
| If unsuccessful delivery, is notification left with recipient? | Yes |
| How many days is the parcel held before returned? | 15 |
| What days does ELTA typically deliver on? | Mon - Fri |
globalexpress Calculator (Account customers only)
Please find below our gloablexpress calculator tool. This tool is designed to help you get a more accurate delivery timescale than is shown above. It calculates the delivery speeds between a UK postcode and the town / city / location in the country selected. Please note this is currently designed for account customers only.
